Tajuan Porter

Tajuan Porter
Born	(1988-03-09) March 9, 1988 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Professional basketball player (former)
Years active	2006–2020
Known for	Collegiate basketball at University of Oregon; professional career in NBA Development League and overseas

Tajuan Marquis Porter (born March 9, 1988) is a former American professional basketball athlete who competed at the collegiate level for the University of Oregon.

High school career

Porter attended Renaissance High School in Michigan, where he played a pivotal role in securing two state championship titles in 2004 and 2006. Over his four-year high school tenure, his team amassed an impressive 93–10 record. During his junior year, Porter posted averages of 19.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game, which earned him first-team distinctions at the state, league, and city levels. A remarkable highlight from that season was a quadruple-double performance featuring 16 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals in a 67–50 victory against Rogers. In his senior year, he elevated his statistics to 26.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 5.0 steals per contest while once again receiving first-team all-state accolades.

College career

Standing at 5 ft 7 in, Porter was among the shortest competitors in NCAA Division I basketball during his tenure as a point guard. He quickly established himself as one of the premier freshmen in the 2006–07 season, culminating in a career-high scoring output of 38 points against Portland State, where he also set a record by sinking ten three-pointers in a single game. That season, he amassed 110 three-pointers made, setting new freshman records for both Oregon and the Pac-10 conference. After guiding the Ducks to victory over University of Southern California in the 2007 Pac-10 tournament championship, Porter was honored as the tournament's most valuable player.

Porter’s legacy includes holding Oregon and Pac-10 records for the highest number of career three-point field goals made (345). Additionally, he ranks eighth in Oregon’s history for total career field goals made (584) and ninth for career steals (103).

Professional career

Although not selected in the 2010 NBA draft, Porter was picked in the fourth round of the 2010 NBA Development League draft by the Maine Red Claws but was released shortly thereafter. He subsequently signed with the Halifax Rainmen for the 2011 Premier Basketball League season before transferring to France’s Entente Orléanaise in February of that year.

In March 2012, Porter agreed to terms with Union Neuchatel Basket in Switzerland; however, he departed prior to participating in any games. Later that year, he was chosen by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the sixth round of the 2012 NBA D-League draft. Between November 2012 and January 2013, Porter experienced several cycles of being waived and re-signed by the Vipers. In February 2013, he joined the Reno Bighorns organization and had multiple engagements with them through both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

February 2015 saw Porter achieve personal bests with a performance tallying 41 points along with 13 assists while playing for the Bighorns. His international career continued with stints at Lille Métropole BC in France during 2016; Morocco’s Maghreb de Fes throughout the 2016–17 season; followed by a brief period at ALM Évreux Basket in France during the 2017–18 campaign. He concluded his professional playing career with Switzerland’s Lugano Tigers during the 2019–20 season.

External links

• NBA D-League Profile
• Oregon bio